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1IEEE 802.11bWireless LAN PCMCIA CardUser Manual
2IEEE 802.11bX-Micro WLAN PCMCIA CardUser’s ManualVersion 1.1
3INFORMATION TO USERFCC INFORMATIONFCC Radiation Exposure StatementThis equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for anuncontrolled environment.This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cmbetween the radiator & your body.This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any otherantenna or transmitter.The equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class BDigital Device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed toprovide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if notinstalled and used in accordance with the instruction, may cause harmful interferenceto radio communication. However, there is no grantee that interference will not occur ina particular installation. If this equipment dose cause harmful interference to radio ortelevision reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, theuser is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the followingmeasures:--Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.--Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.--Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which thereceiver is connected.--Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.Notice: The Part 15 radio device operates on a non-interference basis with otherdevices operating at this frequency. Any changes or modification not expresslyapproved by the party responsible could void the user’s authority to operate the device.
4REGULATORY INFORMATIONX-Micro Wireless LAN PCMCIA Card must be installed and used in strict accordancewith the instructions. This device complies with the following radio frequency and safetystandards.USA - Federal Communications Commission (FCC)This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the followingtwo conditions:1. This device may not cause harmful interference.2. This device must accept any interference that may cause undesired operation.Europe - R&TTE DirectiveThis device complies with the specifications listed below• ETS 300-826 General EMC requirements for Radio equipment.• ETS 300-328 Technical requirements for Radio equipment.• EN60950 Safety Requirements for Radio equipmentThe channel identifiers, channel center frequencies, and regulatory domains of each 22-MHz-wide channel are shown in following Table.Regulatory DomainsChannelIdentifierCenterFrequency(MHZ) Japan ETSI NorthAmerica Israel France Mexico1 2412 ü ü ü2 2417 ü ü ü3 2422 ü ü ü ü4 2427 ü ü ü ü5 2432 ü ü ü ü6 2437 ü ü ü ü7 2442 ü ü ü ü8 2447 ü ü ü ü9 2452 ü ü ü ü10 2457 ü ü ü ü ü11 2462 ü ü ü ü ü12 2467 ü ü ü13 2472 ü ü ü14 2484 ü
5CONTENTS1. INTRODUCTION …………………………………………………………. 52. Wireless LAN basics ……………………………………………………….. 63. Install Driver and Utility ……………………………………………………74. Configuration Utility…………………………………………………………. 84.1 Windows XP Wireless Network Connection Setting.4.2 Other Connection Setting.. 5. Technical Specifications of X-Micro WLAN PCMCIA Card .…………………… 126. Glossary ……………………………………………………………………… 13
61 Introduction First of all, we deeply appreciated your purchasing X-Micro wireless LAN PCMCIACard. This powerful LAN card not only providing stable linking quality but also safe totransmitting data. We supply several security authentication login to enhance yoursafekeeping, as 802.1x and 802.11i standard.This user manual will guide you to install X-Micro WLAN PCMCIA Card driver andutility quickly!Features• Completely accordance with IEEE 802.11 and IEEE 802.11b standards• Ultra low power consumption in sleep mode• High throughput and long transmission range• 128-pin LQFP, world's most compact size• Requires 50% fewer discrete components• Patented integrated Wireless LAN MAC and Direct Sequence Spread SpectrumBaseband Processor in one chip • On-chip A/D and D/A converters for I/Q Data, AGC, and Adaptive Power Control• Multi-path Delay Spreads 250ns at 11Mbps• Supports Antenna Diversity• 1 Mbps, 2 Mbps, 5.5 Mbps, and 11 Mbps operation• PCI local bus network interface controller• Compliant to PCI Revision 2.2• Supports ACPI, PCI power management• Supports CardBus. The CIS can be stored in a 93C56• Compliant to PC97, PC98, PC99 and PC2001 standards• Supports auxiliary power-on internal reset, to be ready for remote wake-up whenmain power remains off.• Supports auxiliary power auto-detect, and sets the related capability of powermanagement registers in PCI configuration space• Supports Short Preamble option
7• Internal encryption/decryption engine executes IEEE 802.11 64-bit and 128-bitWEP• 3.3V and 1.8V power supplies needed and 5V tolerant I/Os2 Wireless LAN basicsWireless LAN network defined by IEEE 802.11b standard committee could beConfigure as: Ad Hoc wireless LAN or Infrastructure wireless LAN.Ad Hoc network is a group of notebooks with wireless LAN PCMCIA Card, called aBSS (Basic Service Set). These notebooks use their wireless LAN PCMCIA Card tocommunicate with each other directly.The most obvious differentiation between Infrastructure wireless network and AdHoc wireless network is that the notebooks in Infrastructure wireless network canmake use of the resource in the Internet through Access Point. To set up your notebook’s network as the type of “Ad Hoc” or “Infrastructure”wireless network depends completely on your requirement. Generally, if your networkenvironment has an Access Point, it’s recommend that you set it as “Infrastructure”mode to connect to the Internet.
83 Install Drivers and Utility.1. Insert Install CD to your CD-ROM, It will auto run install program. 2. Press Next Button and wizard will lead you to complete install driver and utility.
94 Configuration Utility.There are two different utility to configure you wireless setting on XP, although we provideanother choice, but in functional, both of them are similar. You can choose any one of them,which you more like or convenience to use.4.1 Windows XP Wireless Network Connection Setting.1. After finished install driver and utility on your system. Let’s starting to setup your wirelesscard. First of all we will see the connection notice in the right corner (Fig. 4.1-1)Fig. 4.1-1
102. Click the notice frame and it will popup a setup dialog as below (Fig. 4.1-2). If there have someefficient access point, which efficient range contains your PCMCIA Card range, then the SSIDwill show in the “Available networks” list. Select one and click the Connect button.Fig. 4.1-23. It’s normal sight when you pick a good connection. Windows XP will appear warning noticeas following (Fig. 4.1-3) for a second.Fig. 4.1-34. After several seconds, you will see connection states information on notice frame (Fig.4.1-4).It will show SSID and signal strength.
11Fig.4.1-44.2 Other Connection Setting.We provide another wireless setting utility for Windows (2000/me/98SE) use. Of course, XPversion already prepared. Every function is the same like Windows 2k version.1. Plug-in wireless card and you will see utility appear on your system tray. (Fig4.2-1)(Fig4.2-1)2. Double-click the crab icon, following dialog box will appear. (Fig4.2-2)Wait a second till the blank list available wireless networks, if the net require WEP key, justkey in correct WEP key to “Network key” field and confirm again, click Connect button tobuild valid connection.
12 (Fig4.2-2)3.Trending towards advanced setting, we can click “Advanced” button at beginning, anew window will pop-up as following. (Fig4.2-3) You can assign Access Point which you wantconnect to. We also can change presently connection just click SSID from “Available Profile”list then click remove button to end off connection. At the bottom of window, it will showpresently signal strength and link quality clearly. It can help us to select which Access Pointowned the best link quality when we set our connection. If we always use some fixed profile,you can set it be a default to avoid the trouble, which you need set profile when you loginnetwork.
13(Fig4.2-3)4.If there are several wireless network coexist, we must consider with data Encryption. Itdepend on your Access Point security setting, one of them not match , them the connection willbe failed.
145 Technical Specifications of X-Micro WLAN PCMCIA CardProduct Name X-Micro WLAN PCMCIA CardStandard IEEE802.11bFrequency Band 2.400GHz ~2.4835GHzSpread Spectrum DSSS (Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum)Modulation Method DQPSK/DBPSK/CCKData Rate 1Mbps, 2Mbps, 5.5Mbps, 11MbpsOperation Mode Ad hoc Infrastructure(Need Access Point).Antenna Diversity Patch AntennaPower Consumption Tx Typical : 380mARx Typical: 145mASleep Mode: 25mASecurity 64-bit or 128-bit WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)Management Windows-based utility for configuration and statusmonitoring.Operating systemsupported. Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP and Linux.Regulation FCC part 15 for North America. CE/ETSI for European.I/O Interface 32-bit Cardbus.Sensitivity –84dBm at < 8% BERRF Output Power 16dBm (Typical)LED indicator Red LED: ActiveDimension 118.5(L) x 54(W) x 5(H) mmWeight 37.5gramInput Power 3.3 or 5V DCOperating Temperature 0~55°C (operation)Storage Temperature -10 ~ 70°CHumidity 5~90%(non-condensing)Operating Range Up to 300 m (depending on surrounding environment)6 GlossaryIEEE 802.11 StandardThe IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN standards subcommittee, which is formulating astandard for the industry.
15Access PointAn internetworking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless networks together.Ad HocAn Ad Hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers, each with a WLAN adapter,connected as an independent wireless LAN. Ad Hoc wireless LAN is applicable at adepartmental scale for a branch or SOHO operation.BSSIDA specific Ad Hoc LAN is called a Basic Service Set (BSS). Computers in a BSS mustbe configured with the same BSSID.DHCPDynamic Host Configuration Protocol - a method in which IP addresses are assignedby server dynamically to clients on the network. DHCP is used for Dynamic IPAddressing and requires a dedicated DHCP server on the network.Direct Sequence Spread SpectrumThis is the method the wireless cards use to transmit data over the frequencyspectrum. The other method is frequency hopping. Direct sequence spreads the dataover one frequency range (channel) while frequency hopping jumps from one narrowfrequency band to another many times per second.ESSIDAn Infrastructure configuration could also support roaming capability for mobileworkers. More than one BSS can be configured as an Extended Service Set (ESS).Users within an ESS could roam freely between BSSs while served as a continuousconnection to the network wireless stations and Access Points within an ESS must beconfigured with the same ESSID and the same radio channel.EthernetEthernet is a 10/100Mbps network that runs over dedicated home/office wiring. Usersmust be wired to the network at all times to gain access.GatewayA gateway is a hardware and software device that connects two dissimilar systems,such as a LAN and a mainframe. In Internet terminology, a gateway is another namefor a router. Generally a gateway is used as a funnel for all traffic to the Internet.IEEE
16Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersInfrastructureAn integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration.Infrastructure is applicable to enterprise scale for wireless access to central database,or wireless application for mobile workers.ISM BandThe FCC and their counterparts outside of the U.S. have set aside bandwidth forunlicensed use in the so-called ISM (Industrial, Scientific and Medical) band.Spectrum in the vicinity of 2.4 GHz, in particular, is being made available worldwide.This presents a truly revolutionary opportunity to place convenient high-speedwireless capabilities in the hands of users around the globe.Local Area Network (LAN)A LAN is a group of computers, each equipped with the appropriate network adaptercard connected by cable/air, that share applications, data, and peripherals. Allconnections are made via cable or wireless media, but a LAN does not use telephoneservices. It typically spans a single building or campus.NetworkA network is a system of computers that is connected. Data, files, and messages canbe transmitted over this network. Networks may be local or wide area networks.PCMCIAPersonal Computer Memory Card International Association. Also a PCMCIA card isalso referred to Cardbus Adapter.ProtocolA protocol is a standardized set of rules that specify how a conversation is to takeplace, including the format, timing, sequencing and/ or error checking.SSIDA Network ID unique to a network. Only clients and Access Points that share the same SSIDare able to communicate with each other. This string is case-sensitive.Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)Simple Network Management Protocol is the network management protocol of TCP/IP. In
17SNMP, agents-which can be hardware as well as software-monitor the activity in the variousdevices on the network and report to the network console workstation. Control informationabout each device is maintained in a structure known as a management information block.Static IP AddressingA method of assigning IP addresses to clients on the network. In networks with StaticIP address, the network administrator manually assigns an IP address to each computer. Once aStatic IP address is assigned, a computer uses the same IP address every time it reboots andlogs on to the network, unless it is manually changed.Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)TCP/IP is the protocol suite developed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA). Itis widely used in corporate Internet works, because of its superior design for WANs. TCPgoverns how packet is sequenced for transmission the network. The term “TCP/IP” is oftenused generically to refer to the entire suite of related protocols.Transmit / ReceiveThe wireless throughput in Bytes per second averaged over two seconds.Wide Area Network (WAN)A WAN consists of multiple LANs that are tied together via telephone services and / or fiberoptic cabling. WANs may span a city, a state, a country, or even the world.Copyright StatementNo part of this publication may be reproduced. Stored
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